Brandon Road Dam

Brandon Road Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Brandon Road Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Brandon Road Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.50370, -88.09971. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brandon Road Dam

• Joliet Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Will · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus · church · Will · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~9 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gaylord Building · museum · Will · ~13 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~17 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~17 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~18 km · Must-see
• Isle La Cache Museum · museum · Will · ~19 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago · temple · DuPage · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~28 km · Must-see
• Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~29 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~30 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~30 km · Must-see
• Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve · waterfall · DuPage · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint James at Sag Bridge Catholic Church · church · Cook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saganashkee Slough · lake · Cook · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brandon Road Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brandon Road Dam

• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~9 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~10 km · Must-see
• Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~29 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~30 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saganashkee Slough · lake · Cook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Monee Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Lake · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Thornton Transitional NRCS Reservoir · lake · Cook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Thornton Composite Reservoir · lake · Cook · ~51 km · Must-see

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